Take (someone Or Something) Wrong Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take (someone Or Something) Wrong Idiom mean?

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take (someone or something) wrong What does take (someone or something) wrong mean?	to misunderstand someone or something	The man took what I said wrong and became very angry.
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no problem What does "no problem" mean?	idiom. no worries or concerns; everything is fine

out of the frying pan and into the fire What does "out of the frying pan and into the fire" mean?	to go from something bad to something worse	The woman jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when she quit her job. Now her problems are much worse.
do in (something) What does "do in (something)" mean?	to ruin/destroy something	The boy quickly did in the new shoes that he had received for his birthday.
believe one`s eyes What does "believe one`s eyes" mean?	to believe what one is seeing	We could not believe our eyes when we saw the three bears on the highway.
one man's trash is another man's treasure What does "one man's trash is another man's treasure" mean?	something that someone thinks has no value may be considered valuable by someone else	One man's trash is another man's treasure and people were happy to find the old furniture outside the house.
spunk What does "spunk" mean?	guts; verve; courage
far out What does "far out" mean?	to be strange	The man's sense of humor was far out and nobody understood him.
come down hard on (someone) What does "come down hard on (someone)" mean?	to scold or punish someone severely, to attack someone vigorously	The judge came down hard on the boy who had been arrested for breaking into a house.

lend color to (something) What does "lend color to (something)" mean?	provide an interesting accompaniment for something	The beautiful background to the orchestra helped to lend color to the musical performance.
smarts What does "smarts" mean?	intelligence; brains
out of turn What does "out of turn" mean?	to be not at the proper time or order	The teacher becomes angry when her students speak out of turn.
get a kick out of something What does "get a kick out of something" mean?	find something amusing.	"I really get a kick out of listening tochildren talk. They say some very funny things."

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Take (someone Or Something) Wrong Idiom